Archive - Emma's LaaS Newsletter

Developers, your manager is likely clueless

Software is new to the planet, and given that it took 100 years to build competent management techniques for manufacturing, it is no wonder that…

Sep 29, 2021 •

Ignoring curation of software development teams is bad management practice

Most managers of software engineers don't have the skills to understand when team curation is missing, this results in teams that have members that are…

Sep 29, 2021 •

August 2021

Traditional companies are losing because they mismanage software engineers

Legacy companies are spending ever increasing budget on developers, but lack of key software management skills means they are wasting shareholder value

Aug 28, 2021 •

Bad engineering managers think leadership is about power, good managers think leadership is about competently serving their team

The services of a good leader is an important gap that development teams desperately need filled. However, very few managers know how to properly serve…

Aug 22, 2021 •

Welcome to Leadership as a Service (LaaS)

Welcome to Emma's LaaS Newsletter by me, Emma Watterson.

Aug 22, 2021 •

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